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effacement

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: effacement

1
 n
withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
2
 n
shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: effacement
1

n withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous

Synonyms:
self-effacement
Type of:
withdrawal
the act of withdrawing
2

n shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor

Type of:
biological process, organic process
a process occurring in living organisms
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